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Whether you own an el cheapo blade grinder, or a top of the line espresso grinder, one thing is true for both: you have to keep it clean! A dirty grinder will negatively affect the flavor in the cup, but how much effort is needed to keep your grinder clean? Not much if[Read more…]

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More than %90 of all households in Italy, the country that brought us espresso, own a moka pot! Invented in 1933 by Alfonso Bialetti, the moka pot became a favorite brewing method in Europe. This video and following text will teach you how easy it is to create a rich cup of coffee brewed in your own Moka Pot. I ordered a Bialetti moka pot, it was very reasonable in price (<$30), and I was impressed with the

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Greetings fellow coffee students and lovers of the bean! It’s been almost 2 weeks since my last post. I drove down to Ann Arbor, Michigan last week for the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) Skill Building Workshop. This was a 2 day event that offered opportunities to learn more about coffee, and how to improve your skills. I attended two classes about cupping coffee, and received certificates 🙂 I gained a greater appreciation and understanding of tasting coffee and comparing coffees from different regions and methods of processing. I also got to meet some excellent people too!

Also present at the workshop was Jeff Ulrich, a representative from BUNN, one of the pioneers of coffee brewing. Jeff graciously demonstrated the brand new Trifecta coffee brewer on video for CoffeeNate.com viewers! Single cup coffee brewers are all the rage now, with pour-over brewers, the AeroPress, and the like taking huge segments of market share, did you think coffee legend BUNN would sit still and watch from the sidelines? If you did, you were wrong. This video is a demo of the BUNN Trifecta brewer in only it’s second public appearance ever! The BUNN Trifecta is [Read more…]